Despite the 2001 Commission’s recommendation for reparations in the form of direct payments, the City of Tulsa continues forward with several plans to revitalize the Greenwood and North Tulsa area instead. While the city plans for its 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial commemoration, controversy swirls around the current Centennial Commission — a commission member and U.S. Representative challenged the legitimacy of President Joseph Biden’s 2020 victory, Oklahoma’s governor was ousted from the commission after signing a bill limiting race education, and a lawsuit for reparations against the city forges ahead.
Despite the 2001 Commission’s recommendation for reparations in the form of direct payments, the City of Tulsa continues forward with several plans to revitalize the Greenwood and North Tulsa area instead. While the city plans for its 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre Centennial commemoration, controversy swirls around the current Centennial Commission — a commission member and U.S. Representative challenged the legitimacy of President Joseph Biden’s 2020 victory, Oklahoma’s governor was ousted from the commission after signing a bill limiting race education, and a lawsuit for reparations against the city forges ahead.
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